She's one of the few NASCAR drivers who have never won a Sprint Cup Series race, never even led a lap, but gets front-page attention.

Why? She's a woman who won the pole for Sunday's Daytona 500, something never done before by a lady. She deserves props for that historic accomplishment.

But, there's issues with Patrick's game on the track. It's non-existent.

Yes, she has a pretty face, but a pretty face and the Go Daddy commercials she leads only get you so far. At some point you've gotta win, Danica. Picking post-race fights and pointing fingers gets old when your car limps home 32nd week after week.

It's time to fall back on more than short shorts and leather jackets.

Patrick, in her first year as a full-time driver this year for Stewart-Haas Racing, kicked off the season with a history-making pole position. It was a real shot in the arm for Patrick, who has spent more time talking about her boyfriend, fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (5 career Sprint Cup starts), than racing at Daytona.

Which leads me to this — when you have a press conference, don't say you're not going to talk about your boyfriend and then spend most your time talking about him. It's hard to take Patrick seriously when she talks about her dating life over her racing life.

Hey, sex sells, and if Danica wants to talk about the men in her life, people will write about it.

Her results on the track? Well, they're not so noteworthy.

In 2012 as a full-time driver on the Nationwide Series, Patrick had just four top 10 finishes. In 10 starts last year on the Sprint Cup Series, Patrick's best finish came at Phoenix where she finished 17th. 17th! In other words, she stunk.

In one of the most difficult professional sports to survive, Patrick has jumped into the pool with sharks. Luckily, the 5-foot-2, 100-pound fireball, has some spunk to survive. She's as feisty as they come.

So, give some credit to those who put Patrick on the map as the face of a .com business. Go Daddy, I'm sure, is reaping the benefits.

But when Sunday rolls around, it's time for Patrick to start competing with the field and putting her car up front.

Otherwise, eventually Patrick will just be remembered as the pretty girl with a sharp attitude who looked good in a bikini or short shorts, and not the driver who won the pole for the Daytona 500.